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2029 In Rail Transport
Events May * – Baghdad Metro opens between Sadr City, Saddam City and Antar Square. July * – Taoyuan Airport MRT of the Taoyuan Metro extends to Zhongli railway station, Zhongli from Huanbei metro station, Huanbei. * – Capitol Corridor is rerouted between Oakland Coliseum and Newark, California, Newark. August * – Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link opens between Lolland and Fehmarn across the Fehmarn Belt. September * September 9 – Blue Line (Dubai Metro), Blue Line of the Dubai Metro opens between Creek (Dubai Metro), Creek and Dragon Mart (Dubai Metro), Dragon Mart. November * – Northern Route (MRT Line 5), Line 5 Northern of the Dhaka Metro Rail, Dhaka Metro opens between Hemayetpur station, Hemayetpur and Vatara station, Bashundhara R/A, Vatara. December * – Dongtan–Indeogwon Line of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway opens between Indeogwon Station, Indeogwon and Dongtan Station, Dongtan. * – Gyeonggang Line, Gyenggang Line of the Seoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baghdad Metro
The Baghdad Metro (), also known as Baghdad Elevated Train (BET) is a proposed rapid transit public railway system consisting of an underground metro as well as an elevated railway in the Iraq, Iraqi capital of Baghdad. In July 2024, it was announced that an international consortium consisting of French, Spanish and Turkish companies as well as Deutsche Bank were awarded $17.5 billion to implement the Baghdad Metro project. The project is estimated to be completed in May 2029. History Origin Saddam Hussein launched the multi-billion-dollar subway project in 1983 to alleviate traffic congestion in Baghdad's streets, but cancelled due to the Iran–Iraq War. At a December 2002 press conference, United States Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld spoke of "enormous miles and miles and miles of underground tunnelling" that prevented the United Nations from properly inspecting Saddam's Weapon of mass destruction, WMD stocks. Hussein al-Shahristani, a scientist imprisoned by Saddam, told CB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Mart (Dubai Metro)
Dragon Mart () is a set of two adjacent shopping malls in Dubai International City, a suburb of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dragon Mart is 1.2 kilometre long and is the "largest Chinese retail trading hub outside mainland China". It is includes the largest concentration of Chinese businesses in the UAE. Overview There are two Dragon Mart malls in separate buildings next to each other. The original Dragon Mart 1 shops are organized in various sections for each type of market, such as furniture, textiles, household items, lighting equipment, sports and garments, etc. The newer Dragon Mart 2 is more like a traditional shopping mall with four sections covering general merchandise, building materials, home appliances, and hardware and machinery. Dragon Mart is located south of Al Awir Road ( E 44) and east of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road ( E 311). It is north of the China Cluster, an area in Dubai International City. Dragon Mart 1 The original mall, for the wholesale purchase of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung High-speed Rail Line
Pingtung may refer to: * Pingtung City, the capital of Pingtung County, Taiwan * Pingtung County, a county of Taiwan See also * Pingtung Plain, a plain in Pingtung and Kaohsiung in Taiwan * Pingtung Airport (ICAO code: RCSQ ; IATA code: PIF), an airport with two airfields in Pingtung, Taiwan * Pingtung Station, a rail station in Pingtung, Taiwan * Pingtung Line, a rail line from Kaouhsiung to Pingtung in Taiwan * Pingtung Baseball Field * Tung Ping Chau (Tung Ping Island), in Hong Kong * Ping (other) Ping may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Ping, a domesticated Chinese duck in the illustrated book '' The Story about Ping'', first published in 1933 * Ping, a minor character in ''Seinfeld'', an NBC sitcom * Pingg, a ... * Tung (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangyo Station
Pangyo (Pangyo Techno Valley) Station () is a station on the Shinbundang Line, serving the planned district of Pangyo in the city of Seongnam. The station is close to Pangyo Techno Valley, one of the country's largest clusters of software, gaming, entertainment and biotechnology businesses, home to major tech companies like Kakao. It began operations on October 28, 2011, with the opening of the Shinbundang Line. In 2016, it became the western terminus of the Gyeonggang Line. Additionally Pangyo is expected to become the southern terminus of Seoul Subway Line 8 sometime around 2023. The station is in close proximity to the Hyundai Department Store Pangyo location, the largest department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store under one roof, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store mad ... in the Seoul Capital Area, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolgot
Wolgot is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Siheung in Gyeonggi Province southwest of Seoul and south of Incheon, bordering on Soraepogu. There is also a fishing harbor on the local ocean inlet, near which numerous high-rise apartment buildings are located. Several small hotels and seafood restaurants also serve visitors. In June 2012 a new subway station was opened on the Suin Line, a new subway line currently open between Seoul Subway Line 4 and the Incheon Subway Line 1 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T ... system. Many buses also stop in Wolgot. On March 1, 2014, it was separated from Gunpo-dong. School * Wolgot Middle School * Wolpo Elementary School * Wolgot Elementary School Neighborhoods of South Korea Siheung {{Gyeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Metro
Seoul Transportation Corporation, branded as Seoul Metro (), is a municipal-owned corporation owned by Seoul Metropolitan Government, and one of the two major operators of Seoul Metropolitan Subway with Korail. History On May 31, 2017, Seoul Transportation Corporation was formed after a merger of Seoul Metro Corporation and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation to more efficiently operate services on lines 1–9. Management・Performance In South Korea, seniors aged 65 and over can ride the subway for free. However, due to this country's system, Seoul Metro's deficit is getting worse. A declining birthrate and aging population are expected to further worsen public finances, and there is even talk of raising the age limit for free passes. Seoul Metro, the operator of the subway system in Seoul, suffered a net loss of around 1 trillion won annually since 2020, with an accumulated net loss of 14 trillion won. A similar problem is occurring at the Korea Railroa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyeonggang Line
The Gyeonggang Line (경강선) is a rail line in South Korea, which at present comprises two distinct sections. The first one, which opened on September 24, 2016, is part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, and runs from the city of Seongnam to Yeoju City, partially coinciding with the route of the former narrow-gauge Suryeo Line. The second section, which is located entirely in Gangwon Province, runs between Gangneung and Wonju and opened on December 22, 2017, in anticipation of the 2018 Winter Olympics. This section of the line offers KTX service from Seoul, through the Jungang Line. In the future, the two sections are to be connected, and the Gyeonggang Line will be extended westwards to Siheung. History September 24, 2016: The first section of the line opens from Pangyo to Yeoju. December 22, 2017: The second section of the line opens from Seowonju station to Gangneung station. Future The Gyeonggang Line is planned to ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongtan Station
Dongtan station () is a station on the Suseo high-speed railway, SRT, and GTX-A. The latter began to operate in December 9, 2016. This station is in the Yulhyeon Tunnel. Station layout Platforms File:동탄역_002.jpg, SRT platforms File:20240327 gtx-a 동탄역 승강장2.jpg, GTX-A platforms References External links Station informationfrom SR Corporation SR Corporation (, formerly ''Suseo High Speed Rail Corporation''), also known as Supreme Railways, is a South Korean rail operator that operates high-speed rail services. The company was established in December 2013 and adopted its current name ... Railway stations in South Korea opened in 2016 {{SouthKorea-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indeogwon Station
Indeogwon Station () is a metro station on the Seoul Subway Line 4 located in Gwanyang-dong, Dongan-gu, Anyang, at the Indeogwon-sageori. Due to the station's relative closeness to Poil-dong in the neighboring city of Uiwang Uiwang (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is one of many satellite cities that ring Seoul, making up the Seoul Capital Area. Its largest immediate urban neighbor is Anyang. The low peaks of the Gwangju Mountains (including M ..., many people from the nearby districts also use the station, and there is a bus that is accessible through exit 2 that connects the station to Pangyo, Seongnam. It will be a transfer station to the Gyeonggang Line in 2024. Station layout Neighborhood * Cheonggyesa References Metro stations in Anyang, Gyeonggi Seoul Metropolitan Subway stations Railway stations in South Korea opened in 1993 {{Seoul-metro-station-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul Metropolitan Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including the Incheon metropolis and satellite cities in Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi province. Some Regional rail, regional lines in the network stretch out beyond the Seoul Metropolitan Area to rural areas in northern Chungnam, Chungnam province and western Gangwon Province, South Korea, Gangwon Province, that lie over away from the capital. The network consists of multiple systems that form a larger, coherent system. These being the Seoul Metro proper, consisting of Seoul Metro lines 1 through 9 and certain light rail lines, that serves Seoul city proper and its surroundings; Korail regional rail lines, which serve the greater metropolitan region and beyond; Incheon Subway, Incheon Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongtan–Indeogwon Line
The Dongtan–Indeogwon Line (, also formerly known as the Indeogwon–Suwon Line) is a double track subway line planned to open in December 2028. Stations The following list of stations may be subject to change as the line is constructed and various sources give conflicting information. Literature * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Indeogwon-Dongtan Line Railway lines in South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vatara Station, Bashundhara R/A
A Vatara () is a type of housing complex, similar to row houses, typically found in urban Karnataka, India. Vataras usually are single floor or have two stories, with a row of homes on each floor. They usually have a common corridor in the middle. They are usually occupied by middle-class families and students and typically have a single owner, who may or may not live in the same vatara. Akin to the chawls of Mumbai or a tenement, a Vatara is a typology that has emerged as a low-cost form of multiple housing. In popular culture Life in vataras is portrayed in some Kannada films, e.g. '' Ganeshana Maduve'' directed by Phani Ramachandra. A popular TV serial in Kannada called ''Vatara'' (featuring the popular actor ''"Comedy Time"'' Ganesh) portrayed life in a vatara in Bengaluru Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
